U.S. Shutters Iraqi Newspaper

[sophie996]

this is smart--infuriate those who are already anti-American.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/
la-fg-iraqpaper29mar29,1,3852001.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Shiite cleric's journal incited violence, the coalition says. His supporters protest, and some read the move as suppression of speech.

By Alissa J. Rubin, Times Staff Writer

BAGHDAD — The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq on Sunday closed a newspaper sponsored by a popular anti-American Shiite cleric, accusing it of creating unrest and inciting violence against occupation forces.

Within hours of the closure, hundreds of followers of the cleric, Muqtader Sadr, poured into the streets near the newspaper's offices in central Baghdad and in a slum neighborhood known as Sadr City in honor of the cleric's assassinated father. Although the demonstrations were peaceful, some observers feared that the shutdown would inflame anti-American sentiment as the planned June 30 transfer of sovereignty approaches.

[bluestateguy]

1. Look on the bright side

Maybe a precedent has been set for a President Kerry to do the same thing to the Washington Times, Fox News and conservative radio talk shows. I mean, those media outlets incite violence against gays, non-whites and Muslims. Hmmmm.